Welcome to a new weekly feature, aptly titled ‘Whaddaya buyin’?’ – our weekly gaming release table for those looking to get a quick look into the upcoming week of gaming titles. As known, our podcast Operation PlayStation has ‘The Drop’, named after the PlayStation Blog’s notorious release post that has been retired for quite sometime, however we’re looking to cover weekly releases across the board from all major publications, on all major platforms. We’ll also include our recommendations for those that aren’t too keen on what may be fresh on ballot, and update our picks as we go.
This Week: April 10 - April 16
April 10:
- Floating Islands of Nucifera – Steam Early Access (PC)
April 11:
- Sherlock Holmes The Awakened (PC, PS4, PS5, XBO, XSX/S, Switch)
- Tron: Identity (PC, Switch)
April 12:
- Ghostwire: Tokyo (XSX/S)
- Lightracer Spark (PC)
- Plantera 2: Golden Acorn (PC)
- Voodolls (PC)
- Wildfrost (PC, Switch)
April 13:
- Boundary – Steam Early Access (PC)
- De-Exit – Eternal Matters (PC, PS4, PS5, XBO, XSX/S)
- Fabledom – Steam Early Access (PC)
- Hello Kitty and Friends Happiness Parade (Switch)
- Hunt the Night (PC)
- Screaming Chicken: Ultimate Showdown (PC)
- Shardpunk: Verminfall (PC)
- Trinity Fusion – Steam Early Access (PC)
April 14:
- Mega Man Battle Network Legacy Collection (PC, PS4, Switch)
It’s a fine week of gaming, with Ghostwire: Tokyo landing on XBOX platforms. Capcom showcase some classics with the Mega Man Battle Network Legacy Collection, hitting PS4, PC and Switch, while those that love their sleuth-like investigative adventures get a nice throwback to a remastered classic in Sherlock Holmes: The Awakened.
Last Week: April 3 - April 9
April 4:
- Meet Your Maker (PC, PS4, PS5, XBO, XSX/S)
- Road 96: Mile 0 (PC, PS4, PS5, XSX/S, XBO, Switch)
- Filthy Animals: Heist Simulator (PC)
April 5:
- Moviehouse – The Film Studio Tycoon (PC)
April 6:
- Curse of the Sea Rats (PC, PS4, PS5, XSX/S, XBO, Switch)
- Everspace 2 (PC)
- Ravenswatch [Early Access Title] (PC)
- The Library Of Babel (PC)
Not a strong week for releases, if anything quite the dry spell. Meet Your Maker is a day one release for PlayStation Plus subscribers, so a nice little freebie in the bank while Everspace 2 is looking quite enticing.
The Backlog - Our Recommendations
- Dead Space (PC, PS5, XSX)
- Metroid Prime Remastered (Switch)
- Octopath Traveller II (PC, PS5, Switch)
- Resident Evil 4 Remake (PC, PS5, XSX)
- WWE 2K23 (PC, PS5, XSX)
While nothing added to The Backlog, I reiterate from last week’s additions;
I unequivocally recommend Resident Evil 4 Remake. It’s in high contention for Game of the Year this early on, but has stiff competition in the Dead Space Remake, which is an incredible sci-fi horror action-adventure, that revisits the classic in a whole new light. I recently finished Octopath Traveller 2, an enjoyable JPRG with over 100 hours of retro-inspired gameplay and design, and for those coming off that WrestleMania high, WWE 2K23 is now available.
